I wish none of us would vote early. We should all show up in person on election day and vote in person. I don't trust absentee ballots or early voting at all. Too easy for absentee ballots to be doctored or just thrown out in the trash. With early voting, we are tipping our hand and showing the Democrats how many votes they need to steal.
I've read on other threads on how during the 2008 election, postal workers (who are unionized and overwhelmingly vote Democrat) would find ways for absentee ballots to not be delivered if they were originating from Republican strongholds or military bases overseas. I hope those stories are just Internet legends but unfortunately they are very believable and I would not put it past the current Administration in power to carry out fraud on a massive scale if that it what it took for them to hold power.
I understand your sentiment, but as I'm currently overseas with the Navy, my options are limited. I can say that I Emailed a scanned copy of my ballot to my county recorder's office and received back an acknowledgement of receipt for my ballot, including the name of the person who received it.